Text -- Amos 1:14 (NET)

1:14 So I will set fire to Rabbah’s city wall; fire will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Amo 1:14

¹ sn Rabbah was the Ammonite capital.

² sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.

³ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “with a war cry in the day of battle.”

⁵ tn Heb “with wind in the day of the windstorm.”

sn A windstorm is a metaphor for judgment and destruction in the OT (see Isa 29:6; Jer 23:19) and ancient Near Eastern literature.